Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fun With an Egg Package - Goggles

It was a slow morning around these parts. I wasn't feeling great. Honestly, I probably could have slept for another three hours, had that been a viable option. 

So yeah, the kids were extra energetic and I was the opposite of that. Not the best combination.

I went into the kitchen to see if anything looked like it could be interesting for the kids when I spotted an empty egg package sitting out. Ding! Jackpot! I could totally do something fun with this...

almost empty
Egg not included
And then I stood there, just staring at the thing for three or four minutes, trying to think of what we could possibly do with it.

Blank.

Egg cartons should totally be fun though, right?
And then it hit me -- we could totally make these:
Yeah, I can be slightly dorky sometimes.
If it wasn't for my still-injured ankle, I totally
would have made a pair for myself and showed
the kids how to sneak stealthily around the house.
Sort of. In my memory, there wasn't a third glowing part in the middle.

Anyway, I This is what the finished product looked like.
Not as effective for night-vision use as I had hoped.
Unfortunately, the goggles blocked his
peripheral vision, preventing him from
noticing - and then picking up - the bowl
he had dropped a moment earlier
I'm not so sure that pink leotards are the
be-all-end-all of stealth-related apparel, but it'll do. 

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